Mexico's GDP Surprises Economists,
Growing by 7.6% on Year in Quarter

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's economy continued its rapid expansion in the second quarter, surpassing even bullish estimates, as strong exports, investment and consumption fueled growth.

The Finance Ministry said gross domestic product, the total value of goods and services produced, grew 7.6% in real terms in the April-June period, compared with the same period a year earlier. Mexico's peso, already up 5% against the dollar since the July victory of President-elect Vicente Fox Quesada, further strengthened on the GDP results to...